Jake Rudock - I treat the ball like gold
More info about Rudock, including some quotes. He'll be on campus in May and has known Jedd Fisch since he was in high school.
http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2015/04/jim_harbaughs_energy_sold_jake.html
he doesn't hock it at a local pawn shop. Then the games won't be able to be played.
No gif for that?
I'm eating lunch at the moment.
Lunch should not get in the way of keeping us amused with your gifs.
I wouldn't be too worried. Hocking the ball at a pawn shop would be treating it like gold pants, not a gold ball.
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in a bowl of sugar.
midas touch eh
everything he touches turns into a muffler?
buried in your back yard ?
OUCH!
ed: beaten to the punch
Touch Golden Boy.
But he's too nice of a guy...and I'm just not that funny.
GOLDMEMBER
Au Yeah!
Or Maize. He'll learn.
Both have similar deliveries except Henne has maybe slightly more arm strength but really winds up in order to heave it where Jake has a slightly quicker release.
Both are token game manager types however, Henne had some real weapons to work with and a better scheme to work within than did Rudock at Iowa. This allowed Henne to obviously do a bit more than just manage games.
Here's to hoping that Rudock can be as successful in his one year here as Henne the senior was, minus the Horror.
Bonus video: http://youtu.be/bR2b2BI6sxg
Chad was injured for most of his senior year, when healthy he torched Florida. I would love if Rudock played to a healthy Chad's level, just don't think that is going to happen.
Henne also had way more talent around him and a better system than did Rudock.
Just my opinion :)
I'm not saying Rudock is bad at all. Or bashing you, even in the slightest
Just think for a comparison sake Rudock would have to be more than and Henne would have to be less than. Me thinks he would compare to a number of Wisconsin QBs of recent sans Russell Wilson and maybe Tolzien.
Fisch explained earlier in spring camp that his biggest goal was to get Michigan's quarterbacks to value the football and understand the importance of simply completing passes and moving the team down the field as a "point guard."
I think this is where the leadership and experience that Rudock brings definitely comes in handy, if this is how he has them looking at it. You're getting someone who has shown this in game scenarios - meaningful games too - so Fisch and Rudock hopefully impart that to everyone else.
Checkdown
they dont have the difference makers to really seperate outside and win downfield, at least not yet or vs solid Ds - kind of tough to trash checking it down or working the intermediate pass game when thats all your roster currently able to do.
hopefully theyll improve and demonstrate otherwise - obviously harbaugh will get it going given enough time / roster turnover, but current roster is not exactly terrifying opposing DCs
If Rudock turns out to be the kind of QB that puts the ball where his receivers can catch it, moves the chains, throws the ball away instead of taking a sack, can scramble out of trouble when necessary, and above all, doesn't shoot himself in the foot, I'll gladly take it.
That's a QB who puts his team in a position to win. If that's what Rudock turns out to be, I'll be thrilled.
April 11th, 2015 at 10:47 AM ^
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When have you ever thrown gold to someone? I like to keep it for myself.
Brian Griese and a great D won it in 1997.
griese has been one of the rare "game manager" types to win championship - it typically takes elite QB play (along with everything else).
but griese had pros in front of him, behind him, and outside. and the D was stacked with future pros as well. that team had what, 35 dudes eventually play in NFL? kind of a tough comparison to rudock and this current roster
Sadly I agree with your assessment of the offensive talent level. Everyone talks about how well Hoke supposedly recruited, but offensively the majority of his recruits have had non-descript to putrid careers so far. Its a wonder, because several of them were highly ranked.
embarrassment to the football program. He only did two good things his entire tenure here as the head coach.....kick Frank Clark off the team and keep the head coach'a chair warm for Harbaugh. Can't say there's any other reason why I'm glad Hoke ever stepped foot in Ann Arbor after he left in 1998
April 11th, 2015 at 12:38 AM ^
If Rudock can be a 20 TD, 5 INT type and put the ball on receivers, we should be OK offensively.
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I know some may say, "Wow, 20 TDs and 5 INTs is crazy thinking..." Well, he had 16/5 at Iowa... Iowa... There is no doubt in my mind we have more talented players than Iowa. They just have to be developed.
Today's threads have really brought out the MGoDouche club.